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Tyler

Rooted in English, Tyler is a boy's name that means "Maker of tiles or roofs". It is not as common as it was in the 1990s, though it has not disappeared. Today, it is a name nearly everyone knows in the registry. The name's best year yet was 1994.

EnglishMaker of tiles or roofs
Middle EnglishOne who lays tiles or roofing
Births by decade
1900s
40
1910s
203
1920s
259
1930s
235
1940s
492
1950s
1,156
1960s
3,282
1970s
11,912
1980s
88,234
1990s
270,679
2000s
169,778
2010s
54,300
Peaked in the 1990s · 600,570 total U.S. births since 1900